Amnesty accuses Israel of ethnic cleansing in the occupied West Bank | TheBriefWire
Amnesty accuses Israel of ethnic cleansing in the occupied West Bank
Published 10 June 2026 · world
Amnesty International has published a report accusing Israeli authorities of ethnic cleansing against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, presenting what it describes as conclusive
Amnesty International has published a report accusing Israeli authorities of ethnic cleansing against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, presenting what it describes as conclusive evidence of war crimes and crimes against humanity. The report, titled Erasing Anything Palestinian, documents an unprecedented scale and speed of land seizure between early 2023 and late 2025.
The UN says Israeli settler attacks have forced 117 Bedouin and herding communities to be partially or fully displaced since early 2023, while Peace Now recorded 212 new illegal settlement outposts established in the same period.
Amnesty concludes that Israeli authorities are not merely bystanders but are actively funding, enabling and directing population transfer and unlawful deportation. Al Jazeera's Nida Ibrahim
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Published: June 10, 2026 • 7:19 PM IST · Updated: June 10, 2026 • 8:15 PM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
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Amnesty International has published a report accusing Israeli authorities of ethnic cleansing against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, presenting what it describes as conclusive evidence of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
The report, titled Erasing Anything Palestinian, documents an unprecedented scale and speed of land seizure between early 2023 and late 2025. The UN says Israeli settler attacks have forced 117 Bedouin and herding communities to be partially or fully displaced since early 2023, while Peace Now recorded 212 new illegal settlement outposts established in the same period.
Amnesty concludes that Israeli authorities are not merely bystanders but are actively funding, enabling and directing population transfer and unlawful deportation.
Al Jazeera's Nida Ibrahim reports from the occupied West Bank.
Find us on Check our website Check out our Instagram page Download AJE Mobile App
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